Both Uses of
tinged
in
The Age of Innocence
- Archer made no answer, and she continued, with a tinge of hardness that he had never before noticed in her frank fresh voice: "After all, I wonder if she wouldn't be happier with her husband."†
Chpt 21tinge = a slight amount; or to contain a slight amount
- The faint tinge of irony lingered in her eyes.†
Chpt 23 *
Definition:
with a slight amount
(If an amount of what is not clear from context, it is typically of color.)
(If an amount of what is not clear from context, it is typically of color.)